Travis County Sheriff's Office cracks down on DWIs this Labor Day weekend
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Travis County Sheriff’s deputies will be out in full force for a DWI crackdown between now through Labor Day.
The Texas Department of Transportation issued a $25,000 grant to help pay for a campaign called "You Drink & Drive. You Lose."
“We're going to have deputies working extra shifts, over and above our regular deputies on the street. Our philosophy is if we arrest just one person who's intoxicated, we've saved somebody's life,” Travis County Sheriff's Office spokesman Roger Wade said.
The crackdown started Friday and runs through September 5th.
Penalties for a first DWI offense include
Up to $2,000 fine
72 hours to six months in jail
Loss of driver's license for up to a year
$1,000 annual fee for three years to have a valid driver’s license
Source: The full story can be found at News 8 Austin's website reported August 20, 2005.
